[Thor Joachim Haga]

Good topic, Gerate!

I have about 3000 albums, covering almost 700 different composers and artists, which is enough for a lifetime, really. So in that way, it’s sorta ‘complete’. But I’m always exploring and exploring, both within the works of composers I know and those I’m not too familiar with, old and new alike. Right now, it’s all come to a halt due to the aforementioned tinnitus problems (which has killed 90% of my music enjoyment), but I hope I will get back into it at some point.

Another way to interpret ‘completeness’ is in regards to the composers to whom you have a completist relationship. For film music, that means Williams, Elfman and Goldenthal for me (even though Elfman and Goldenthal are now slightly off my top 10…once you start a completist streak, it’s difficult to stop). I have pretty much everything by all of these, but I’m missing some titles on physical media, since they’ve been too expensive for me in recent years. Right now, I’m missing 7 by Williams, 12 by Elfman and 6 by Goldenthal on CD/LP, within my parameters (which obviously doesn’t include expansions).